Modi (Meteora)

Modi (Greek: Μόδι), Modestos or Agiou Modestou (Greek: Αγίου Μοδέστου) is a rock in the Meteora rock formation complex of Thessaly, Greece.[3]

Modi
Modestos
Μόδι
Modi or Modestos Rock (right half of the photo). Surloti Rock is on the left.
Highest point
Elevation584.5 m (1,918 ft)[1]
ListingRock formations of Greece
Coordinates39.7158188°N 21.6296873°E / 39.7158188; 21.6296873[2]
Geography
ModiModestos is located in Greece
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Modestos
CountryGreece
Administrative regionThessaly
Regional unitTrikala
SettlementKalabaka

Monastery of St. Modestus

The Monastery of St. Modestus (Agiou Modestou, Αγίου Μοδέστου) was built around the 12th century on Modesto (Modi) Rock. It was first mentioned in a 12th-century letter and was also mentioned in 1614. The monastery ruins (39.714796°N 21.629437°E / 39.714796; 21.629437 (Monastery of St. Modestus)) can still be found on Modi Rock.[4]

References
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  1. "Μετέωρα: Ικριωματικά καταφύγια" (PDF). Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (Τμήμα Αρχιτεκτόνων Μηχανικών). December 2019. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
  2. "Node: ‪Μόδι‬ (3830653313)". OpenStreetMap. 2020-04-26. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  3. "Meteora, Rock climbing". theCrag. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
  4. "Μετεωρικές μονές: Συμβολή στον απαιτούμενο και ευκταίο διάλογο". Σπυρίδων Βλιώρας (Προσωπική ιστοσελίδα) (in Greek). Retrieved 2022-06-02.


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